Independent ward councillor Bhekizenzo Gigi is campaigning to retain his seat in Kumkani Mhlontlo's Ward 14, standing again amid service delivery challenges and internal ANC tensions.
Political parties are rolling out their senior leaders in Buffalo City Metro ahead of the local government elections. Cyril Ramaphosa and Julius Malema are leading campaigns as the ANC seeks to defend its majority in the key Eastern Cape…
A political row in Knysna has escalated after the Knysna Independent Movement filed a criminal complaint against the DA and constituency head Ryan Smith over allegations regarding council coalitions.
Frustrated by decades of poor service delivery and unfulfilled promises, 74-year-old retired mineworker Mehla Xamba is contesting Ward 2 in Port St Johns for the African Transformation Movement.
Political parties that were excluded from the IEC candidate councillor list have been given a lifeline after the commission announced that, following the ANC's victory in the Constitutional Court, the parties will also be included.
The Eastern Cape House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders has elected Nkosi Gwazinamba Matanzima as chair and 34-year-old Nkosi Buchule Zimema as its youngest-ever deputy chair amid challenging times for the institution.
More than 100 independent candidates are stepping up to contest the upcoming municipal elections across the Eastern Cape, driven by mounting voter frustration over broken promises and persistent service delivery failures. With the ANC…
Opposition parties in Buffalo City Metro have accused the ANC of employing underhanded election tactics, including defacing campaign posters and running an alleged 'jobs-for-votes' scheme through the EPWP.
Opposition parties DA and EFF criticize the Eastern Cape government for celebrating improved audit outcomes, warning that financial achievements mean little to communities still facing poor basic services and infrastructure.
UDM deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa has raised sharp concerns over incomplete, multimillion-rand municipal infrastructure projects in Buffalo City, demanding accountability and welcoming an SIU investigation.
South African municipal coalitions that exclude the party with the most council seats are four times more likely to collapse, according to new research by MISTRA tracking local government pacts and hung councils.
As local government elections approach, politicians flood communities with promises. However, the true test of leadership begins after the votes are counted, where service delivery must take priority over coalition bargaining and council…
South Africans need real results, not more speeches and slogans, to combat gender-based violence and rampant crime. True safety demands professional policing, effective detectives, and government accountability.
As the ANC heads toward the 2026 local government elections, former Eastern Cape MPL Zinziswa Rabe examines the party's deep-rooted organizational challenges, candidate list troubles, and the urgent need for genuine leadership…
A reader calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister Ronald Lamola to prioritize repairing diplomatic ties with the United States before the rift widens further.
